Jeanne Vandenbergh Woodall

She is preceded in death by her daughter, Nancy Rost; her first husband Marvin Smidt; her second husband Comer Woodall; two sisters Ruth Larson and Marian Embry, and one brother Melvin Vandenbergh.

Jeanne is survived by her sisters, hers sisters Doris Remein, Mildred Larson; brother Peter Vandenbergh; son, Ron Smidt, his wife Judy; granddaughter, Heather Smidt, her husband Nick Zagami; great-grandson Ronan, by Nancy’s husband Paul Rost; their four children Mark Rost and his wife Allison, Julie Rost and her husband Sixtus Jn Marie, Jeffery Rost, and Laura Rost; great-grandsons Trey, Trevor, Ethan and Andrew, and by her beloved cat, Sweetie Pie.

Jeanne was an active member in the church community. Beginning in childhood, she served as a church organist for over fifty years, as well as choir director for many of those years. She loved music, taking advanced studies in classical organ and teaching hundreds of children to play the piano and to love music as much as she did. Jeanne served as the Activities Director at Tyson Manor Nursing Home in Montgomery, Alabama for many years, a skill which she brought to Brookdale Churchill in Mooresville, NC, which the staff made good use of when Jeanne came there to live out her remaining years. Jeanne was a skilled seamstress, creating many outfits for herself and for her family, a skill she honed as a milliner as a young woman in Rochester. She also loved animals and always had a cat in her life.

The family wishes to acknowledge the staff in the Memory Care unit at Brookdale Churchill in Mooresville, NC and the end of life help given by Catawba Regional Hospice for their care of Jeanne. The family is planning a private memorial at a date to be determined.

If you want to honor Jeanne, the family requests consideration to The Alzheimer’s Association/Western Chapter (4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209), the Catawba Regional Hospice (3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or www.CatawbaRegionalHospice.org) or to a charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home of Statesville, NC is honored to be serving the family of Jeanne V. Woodall.